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💸 Meta faces $1B EU fine over ad consent model
🧠 Google’s Gemini 2.5 Pro tops AI charts
🖌️ GPT-4o image generation now live in ChatGPT
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💸 Meta faces $1B EU fine over ad consent model ↗️LINK
What: The EU plans to fine Meta up to $1 billion for allegedly violating the Digital Markets Act with its ‘pay or consent’ ad model on Facebook and Instagram. The model gives users two options: pay a fee or allow extensive data tracking.
Why: Regulators say this model restricts real user choice and undermines privacy, breaching DMA rules. Meta has a history of major EU fines, including €1.2B under GDPR and €797M for past antitrust violations.
Impact: A ruling against Meta could force changes to its ad model in Europe and set a strict precedent for other tech giants under DMA enforcement. An appeal is expected.
🧠 Google’s Gemini 2.5 Pro tops AI charts ↗️LINK
What: Google unveiled Gemini 2.5 Pro, its most advanced AI model yet, now leading the LMArena leaderboard. It excels in reasoning-heavy tasks across math, science, and coding, scoring 63.8% on SWE-Bench Verified and 68.6% on Aider Polyglot.
Why: Gemini 2.5 Pro brings state-of-the-art reasoning to the forefront, with a 1M token context window (soon expanding to 2M) for handling large datasets and full codebases.
Impact: The launch signals Google’s intent to make deep reasoning a core feature in AI, raising the bar for competitors like OpenAI. However, rapid AI progress may quickly shift the leaderboard.
🖌️ GPT-4o image generation now live in ChatGPT ↗️LINK
What: OpenAI rolled out “Images in ChatGPT,” enabling GPT-4o-powered image generation across Free, Plus, Pro, and Team tiers. It replaces DALL-E 3 as the default, though DALL-E remains accessible via custom GPTs.
Why: GPT-4o uses an autoregressive approach for more accurate visuals, better “binding” of object attributes, and clearer text rendering. It can handle 15–20 elements without confusion, improving reliability over past models.
Impact: This marks a major leap for AI visuals in ChatGPT, combining multimodal world knowledge with editable, high-fidelity images. While generation takes longer, the tradeoff is higher quality and context-aware creations.
💰 Apple drops $1B on Nvidia AI servers ↗️LINK
What: Apple is investing around $1 billion in Nvidia’s high-end GB300 NVL72 AI servers, partnering with Dell and Super Micro to build its first generative AI data centers. The order reportedly includes ~250 servers, each costing up to $4M.
Why: Facing delays in its in-house AI chip development and Siri upgrades, Apple is turning to external hardware to jumpstart its AI infrastructure and catch up to rivals.
Impact: The move marks a strategic shift for Apple, signaling urgency to stay competitive in the AI race. It also underscores how even top tech firms may need to rely on Nvidia’s dominance in AI hardware.
🔻 IBM to cut 9,000 US jobs, shift roles to India ↗️LINK
What: IBM is set to lay off nearly 9,000 U.S. employees in 2025, affecting multiple units, including its Cloud Classic division, consulting, sales, and IT. A significant portion of the roles are expected to move to India.
Why: The cuts are part of a long-term cost-saving strategy to tap into India’s talent pool and lower operating costs. IBM’s job postings in India now outpace those in the U.S.
Impact: The restructuring highlights IBM’s growing reliance on India for cloud and tech talent. Meanwhile, U.S.-based staff face stricter return-to-office policies and tighter management oversight.
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